Hypnos: The architecture of sleep
Creative partners Sto Werkstatt, Hassell and Draisci Studio have announced the opening of their multi-sensory, interactive exhibition entitled Hypnos: The architecture of sleep.
The creative collaboration consists of colourful felt hammocks – or sleeping pods – that cloister visitors from the busy world outside while whispered stories, dimmed lights, warm textures, smells and colours ensure a true experience of withdrawal.
The team behind Hypnos set out to explore the architectural spaces needed for short-term physical and mental rest and ask the question, if daytime napping is becoming more socially and culturally acceptable, then could sleeping parlours become a reality in our future cityscapes?
Julian Gitsham, UK/Europe Practice Leader for Architecture at Hassell, comments: “The design world, but architecture in particular, is famed for its late nights and sleep deprivation, but with an increase in mobile technology it has become even easier for us to keep powering through.
“Whilst on the other side, as designers we are being asked to respond to this shift in sleep patterns and working practices by designing sleeping pods in work places or airports. It’s a change in behaviour which neither us, as practitioners nor our clients, can ignore.”
Hypnos: The architecture of sleep runs until the end of the London Festival of Architecture, closing the 30th of June 2015.
Visitors can experience the installation in Sto Werkstatt’s exhibition space (7-9 Woodbridge St, London EC1R 0EX), from 10am to 5pm, Wednesday to Friday, or by appointment.
